Rockets 99, Wizards 91 The Rockets could not have known how crucial reinforcements would be in a season overrun by injuries. They do now. Other than Trevor Ariza and James Harden, who between them have missed only the one game Harden was suspended, the most durable and dependable Rockets have been the players they acquired […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rockets rookie Nick Johnson played for more than 16 minutes off the Rockets bench, more than he had in the few games he has played combined since Jan. 2. With Pat Beverley out and the injuries to Rockets power forwards Donatas Motiejunas and Terrence Jones pushing to Trevor Ariza to minutes at […]

As the Rockets approach the postseason, one player that coach Kevin McHale is pleased about having this time around is forward Trevor Ariza. Throughout the season, McHale has praised Ariza for his versatility on defense. “He can guard anyone for us and he has done that all year,” McHale said. “He is one of those […]

Blake Griffin extended his left arm to steal the bounce pass with 17 seconds left and his team trailing by a point. The play triggered a fastbreak on which the only defender between the Clippers forward and the basket was Houston's Trevor Ariza.

James Harden and the visiting Houston Rockets got back on track after a pair of frustrating road losses, overcoming Blake Griffin’s return for the Los Angeles Clippers. Harden scored 34 points, Terrence Jones had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and the Rockets beat Los Angeles 100-98 on Sunday to salvage a split of their four-game season series. Trevor Ariza had 19 points and nine boards, helping Houston move to two games behind idle Memphis for the Southwest Division lead with 16 games remaining. Chris Paul scored 23 points and DeAndre Jordan grabbed 20 rebounds for the Clippers, but Paul...

In light of Washington's recent slump, there's been much made of the front office's decision to let Trevor Ariza walk in free agency, but it was still the right move. Washington's recent slide, coupled with Rasual Butler's nasty regression and Paul Pierce's slumping play has sparked some revisionist history from this fanbase in regards to the handling of Trevor Ariza's free agency. The short of it: The Wizards badly miss Ariza on both ends of the floor, and were wrong in letting him walk in free agency. This seems to overshadow the fact that the Wizards did offer Ariza a contract well...

Rockets forward Trevor Ariza knew he would have a tough assignment on Sunday against Cleveland. While the Rockets threw several different defenders on LeBron James, Ariza was the main one for most of the night. James finished with 37 points on 15-of-35 shooting. “I just tried to make it a little tougher for him, tried […]

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Raptors 99, Rockets 96 The Rockets generally held their own on the boards, though they were outrebounded for the first time since Dwight Howard’s return as Howard sat out the second half of a back-to-back. But with the game on the line and DeMar DeR